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      Panera Bread

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      Panera Bread reviews

      3.4

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (18,813 total reviews)
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      Paul Carbone

      42% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,813 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      19K reviews
      4.0
      May 5, 2013

      N/A

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly people good pay, 65% off

      Cons

      over work you without getting help half the time

      1.0
      Apr 21, 2013

      Catering Coordinator??????

      Catering coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Parking. Thats all I can think of.

      Cons

      Food is left all over the floors. ITs like working at a subway. You make sandwiches all day. The catering coordinator is just a sandwich maker too. They promise full time but you get part time. There are NO benifits untill you go to management and salary... even then you are a sandwich maker! The co workers are less than helpful or kind. The management also pushed there political views down my throat which I didnt appreciate.

      3.0
      Mar 4, 2013

      Working at Panera Bread was great while it lasted.

      Cashier/barista
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Panera Bread is a respectful company. They offer a great starting hourly rate. They have a passion for food and understand what is quality food. It's about quality not quantity. As an employee you are eligible for a 65% discount on food, only the day you work. They give a decent amount of hours; I received about 20-30 hours a week. My pay started at 8.50, which, is decent compared to the minimum. If you are an asset to the company and are reliable you can move up to Associate Trainer fast. Which can give you great experience. In my opinion, the food is great. I loved the salads and since I received a great discount, I only payed about $3 for my meal. Compared to $10, that is usually what a regular customer spends on a single meal.

      Cons

      The managers need some improvement. I am aware that it is a fast food restaurant and so the management can be anyone without any degree, but the management can be very unprofessional. Like most work places there is a lot of gossip. Another thing is that usually the co workers are always involved in each others lives. There is a lot of drug activity going on too. Most of the people that I worked with were always coming to work stoned,which, delays our service and how fast we prepare orders. Some managers are unprofessional and gossip about other people and tend to put people on the spot, a lot.

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